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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

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USAF JRE Plan

AFC2ISRC/SCD

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Purpose

Provide overview of the USAF’s plan for implementing Joint Range Extension functionality

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AF JRE Perspective

JRE meets BLOS requirements Decreases forward footprint for AOC Bomber needs for situational awareness enroute Lessen need for airborne relays

JRE is considered a function not a box JRE function on multiple platforms for:

Theater-wide exchanges Mission-specific exchanges Reachback/BLOS exchanges

Service and joint agreement on data forwarding rules and protocols required – Done!

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JRE Spiral Development

Roving Sands 00Roving Sands 00

Field standaloneField standaloneto fill gapsto fill gaps

Test & Implement Test & Implement ProtocolsProtocols

Co-host SoftwareCo-host Software

Fully integrate JRE intoFully integrate JRE into required systemsrequired systems

TodayToday

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AF JRE - Today

JRE/TMPG Equipment Package (JTEP) Fielding JRE Standalone Gateway at each CRC/CRE

Currently on 10 systems funded

Use legacy protocols along with MIL-STD-3011 AOC JRE

Standalone gateway with ADSI provides situational awareness/reachback

Fielded through TST Comm Suite (ACEP) program Utilize legacy protocols along with MIL-STD-3011

B-2 fielding non-integrated JRE capability (CY03) Procuring 20 systems

Roll-on/off Beyond Line of Sight Enhancement (ROBE) (CY03) 40 KC-135 being modified to accept pallet 20 pallets procured

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BLOSComm

SA Display

Foundation

LOSComm

ROBE Design

GatewayFunctionality

&Broadcast

Intel

Growth

Link-16 Network

Link-16radioSA display

BLOSradio

JRE/STJNetwork

ENTR card

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ROBE Concept

Non-integrated system Link-16 messages passed over UHF TACSAT radio

PSAB

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JTIDS 2H-MCE

To Modular Control ElementOperations Module

Link 16 Network

SADL Network

JRE/TMPG Equipment Package (JTEP) Design

Crypto

JTIDS Module (JM) Van

JTIDSInterface Box

SADL/EPLRS RADIO

TMPG

Govt Code

Raytheon Proprietary Code

JRE (v3.0)

CRC

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•JTIDS Zone

•mej-90311 / 031899

•JRE Function

•And Message •Priority Schemes

•JRE Gateway

JRE ProtocolJRE ProtocolJTIDS

Terminal

Satellite

TerminalSatellite

Terminal

• Receives J Message from JTIDS Net• No Mods to JTIDS Terminals

• Prepares J Messages for Transmission Over Satellite• Applies Filtering and Message Priority Schemes

• Transmits J Message in Satellite Waveform• No Mods to Satellite Terminals

• Receives J Message in Satellite Waveform• No Mods to Satellite Terminals

• Prepares J Messages for Transmission to Host• Applies Filtering and Message Priority Schemes

•Translates Rx J Messages •Generates Tx J Messages

Half

Duplex

Capability

UHFSATCOM

B-2 JRE Architecture

Data ToB-2 CID

LCI

Software

Notional B-2 JRE Architecture (UHF Satellite)

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JRE Near-Term (05-06) Architecture

Integrate JRE function into Battle Control System (CRC modernization) JREAP Appendices A, B, & C Scalable Unit Type Codes to provide gap filler (if

necessary) Integrate JRE function into Tactical Air Control Party

Currently planned for Spiral 2 – FY06 Receive-only (perhaps) JREAP Appendices A, B, & C

Field additional ROBE pallets – 60 total Possible use on disadvantaged platforms

AFSOC HH-60

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TACP-M Spiral 2 JRE

DIV TACP w/App A Broadcast - Rx

ASOC

CORP TACP w/App A Broadcast - Rx

BDE TACP w/App A Broadcast - Rx

BN TACP w/App A Broadcast - Rx

Link 16

J Series

J Series

J SeriesJ SeriesJ SeriesLink 16

JRE Gateway App A Broadcast located at ASOC

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JRE Long-Term Vision

All Bombers (B-1, B-2, B-52) integrate JRE function UHF initially with upgrade to EHF

All USAF C2 platforms possess BLOS TDL capability JRE function in CLIP/Objective Gateway JRE function in SMART Tanker

Multi-Mission Payload program? Follow-on for ROBE

JRE function in JICO Support System (JSS)

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Conclusion

USAF plans to make Link 16 data available with or without a JTIDS/MIDS terminal

JRE is a functionality to bed integrated into host system – not a standalone box

Near-term needs call for ground and airborne standalone systems